*Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential functions)

• Supports the development, implementation, and sustainment of quality engineering standards across hardware, software, and service offerings
• Performs technical assessments and pre-production reviews, including design readiness and production readiness evaluations, to identify risks and ensure system quality
• Reviews and validates engineering drawings, specifications, and technical data packages to confirm accuracy, traceability, and configuration alignment
• Manages and maintains configuration baselines, ensuring changes are documented, reviewed, approved, and controlled throughout the system lifecycle
• Develops and maintains quality, configuration, and compliance documentation, ensuring consistency with established SOPs and program standards
• Conducts non-intrusive inspections, document reviews, and analytical evaluations of system components and subcomponents for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and supporting equipment
• Collaborates with Engineering, Production, and Program Management teams to analyze issues, support root cause investigations, and recommend corrective actions
• Enables engineering analysis and cost estimate process

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Required Skills

Required Experience

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
  Eight (8) years of relevant technical experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree

• Experience working with quality management systems, configuration control, or compliance processes

• Strong analytical skills with a detail- and process-oriented approach to problem solving

• Ability to clearly communicate technical information and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

• Active Secret government clearance; US Citizenship required;

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting UAS programs
• Previous aircraft or DoD background

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

• Excellent leadership, coaching and ability to motivate and development employees.
• Proactive problem solving ability.
• Strong project management ability.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management including excellent customer interaction.
• Proven teambuilding and interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate others.
• Effectively handle a heavy workload, prioritizing work and meeting deadlines.